40/29 News obtained 911 tapes from the Fort Smith Police Department when the call about the rumored school shooting took place.

CALLER: I just got a phone call from my daughter that there is a shooting inside the school at Ramsey Junior High.

911: Okay, that there is a shooting or there's going to be?

CALLER: No, it's already.

Police said the caller received a text message from his seventh-grade daughter at the junior high school.

911: You are understanding that it did happen, that it's not a possibility because...?

CALLER: I understand it is happening.

911: It is happening...

Police said what really happened was investigators were already at Ramsey Junior High School looking into rumors of a pep rally shooting that started last week.

"What we believe at this point is that they're echoing what was rumored at Northside and somehow transitioned to the junior high at Ramsey," said Fort Smith police Sgt. Daniel Grubbs.

Exactly a week ago, police and school officials responded to a similar rumor about a planned shooting at Northside High School's pep rally.

False alarm or not, parents said police made the right call today.

"I'm glad they take it seriously and I think it's an appropriate action," said Amanda Huggins, a concerned parent.

"This is something we hope we don't have to face again or we definitely determine who is spreading these types of rumors and that parents reiterate to their kids this is not a joking matter and this is an arrestable offense," said Grubbs.

School administrators said in the age of Facebook and Twitter, we all need to take responsibility for what we say.

"Just spreading rumors -- You know, 'I heard there's something going to be happening. I heard that this,' that becomes more matter of again both students and adults try to exercise some responsibility with this tool that we now have,"said Gordon Floyd, assistant superintendent.

The school district said they don't take any chances. They treat every rumor seriously.

Police said if anyone is caught spreading a rumor, they could be charged with communicating a false alarm.

Zena Featherston with the Fort Smith School system confirmed that Ramsey Junior High was on lockdown Thursday morning.

Police were called to the school after a threat was reported to them regarding a scheduled afternoon pep rally.

The threat was a rumor, police said. Officials confirmed the school has reopened.